WINNING BIKE: Nico Lau's Cube Stereo 160 Super HPC 27.5

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After 6 days, 24 stages, thousands of meters of climbing and twice that in descending at the 2013 Trans Provence stage race, Nico Lau came out on top by a narrow but calculated 1-second margin over Jerome Clementz. His rig of choice was the Cube Stereo 160 Super HPC 27.5. With exception to the custom bright orange Cube Action Team paint job, Nico's 1800 gram frame is identical to the stock model and has a 66.5-degree head angle, 74.6-degree seat angle, 160mm travel, and those newfangled 27.5-inch wheels. The entire bike weighs in around 28.6-pounds (13.0 kg).